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L. J. F. W. SOHARB'AU. MAGHINE FOR BOLTING FLOUR OR OTHER PULVERIZED SUBS'I'A NOE S. PatentedJune 3,.1884.

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LOUIS Jonnnnis rnmnnmon WILHELM SOHARBAU, on HAMBURG,

GERMANY.

MACHINE FOR BOLTING FLOUR OR OTHER PULVERlZED SUBSTANCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,684, dated June 3, 1884.

Application filed January 18, 1884. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, LOUIS J OHANNIS FRIED- ERIOH WILHELM SOHARBAU, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, and aresident of Hamburg, in the German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Bolting Flour or other Pulverized Substances, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved machine for bolting flour and other pulverized substances, said bolting machine having a large sifting-surface, through which the meal or other pulverized substance is rapidly impolled by centrifugal force; and the invention consists of an interior horizontally=corrugated cylinder having exterior spiral beaters, which cylinder is revolved in opposite direction to a surrounding bolting cylinder or reel having The bolting-reel is inclosed by a casing or box, which is provided at the top with a supply-pipe, which conducts the meal to the space between the interior cylinder and reel, and at the bottom with discharge-pipes that conduct the bolted flourand unscreened portions to the outside. The bottom of the reel is provided with scrapers, which move the flour and meal to the dischargepipes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical central section of my improved flour-bo1ting machine; and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line A B, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My improved flour-bolt is constructed of an interior cylinder, 1), which is closed at the top, bottom, and sides, and made of sheet metal or other suitable material. The cylinder 1) is provided with horizontal corrugations, so as to form alternating concave and bulging portions. The shaft of the cylinder 1) turns in suitable step and neck bearings, as shown in Fig. 1. The cylinder b is provided at its outer surface with fixed spiral boaters c, which are bent so as to correspond to the corrugations of the cylinder. The cylinder bis surrounded by a bolting-reel, a, the frame of which is covered at the inside with bolting-cloth, and which is provided with corrugations concentric to those of the cylinder 1). The top and bottom of the reel a are arranged with ring shaped openings vertically above and below the space inclosed between the cylinder 1) and reel a. The bolting-reel a is revolved in opposite direction to the cylinder I), its hollow shaft being supported, like the shaft of the cylinder b, in suitable step and neck bearings, as shown in Fig. 1. The reel a is again in closed by a cylindrical box or casing, f, which is provided at the top with a supply-pipe, d, through which the meal is conducted through the-ring-shaped opening in the top of the reel to the space between the cylinder 1) and the reel a and delivered into the channels formed by the heaters c. The meal is conducted by the beaters along the surface of the reel in a spiral line and thrown by centrifugal force exerted thereon by the rotation of the cylinder 1) toward the bolting-cloth, so as'to be sifted through the same; The bolted flour settles at the bottom of the box f, and is conducted by a radial scraper, 1', attached to the frame of the reel a, to an opening and discharge-pipe, h, at the bottom of the box f. The part of the meal remaining inside of the reel is collected inside of a circular guideflange, e, at the bottom of the box f, and moved by a scraper, e, to a second discharge-pipe, g, from which it is conducted to a suitable receptacle. The meal or other pulverized substance is conducted in downward direction from the top of the bolting-reel along the bolting-cloth and sifted by the centrifugal force exerted thereon by the interior cylinder. The bolting of the meal is thus accelerated and less space required for the bolting-machines than heretofore.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a flour-bolting machine, the combination of an interior vertical cylinder, having horizontal corrugations and exterior spiral beaters, with a concentric corrugated exteriorbolting-reel and means for causing them to revolve in opposite directions, substantially as described.

2. In a flour-bolting machine, the combination of an interior vertical cylinder, having horizontal corrugations and exterior spiral boaters, with a concentric corrugatedbolting reel, means for causing them to revolve in opposite directions, and an inclosing-box pro- IntestimonythatIelaim thei'oregoing as my chargepipes, substantially as described.

3. The combination of an interior vertical 5 horizontaily-corrugated cylinder, b, having spiral boaters o, a concentric corrugated bolt-- ing-reei, a, having bottom scrapers, '2' and e, an i11e'iosing-box, f, a supply-pipe, d, and discharge-pipes h and g, substantially as dero scribed.

of two witnesses, this 27th day of November, 1883.

LOUIS JOIIANNIS FRIEDEIIICII WIMIELM SCIIAR MU.

Witnesses:

ALEXANDER SrEon'r, EMIL Himsn.

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